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Career Development & Vocational Counseling Flashcards

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  1. A counselor using the narrative career counseling approach would most likely ask a client to do which of the following?

    Answer: Tell the story of their career journey and identify life themes

    Narrative career counseling (e.g., Mark Savickas's Career Construction Theory) invites clients to tell life stories that reveal career themes, roles, and meaning rather than relying primarily on psychometric instruments.

  2. According to the Texas Workforce Commission, which program provides job training and placement services to economically disadvantaged individuals in Texas?

    Answer: Workforce Solutions

    Workforce Solutions boards across Texas, funded under federal and state programs, provide job training, employment assistance, and placement services especially for economically disadvantaged residents.

  3. Which career theory introduced the concept of 'happenstance' — the idea that unplanned events should be embraced as career opportunities?

    Answer: Planned Happenstance Theory by Mitchell, Levin, and Krumboltz

    Planned Happenstance Theory encourages clients to generate, recognize, and incorporate chance events into their career development by cultivating curiosity, persistence, flexibility, optimism, and risk-taking.

  4. In Gottfredson's Theory of Circumscription and Compromise, at what stage do children begin eliminating career options based on gender-role stereotypes?

    Answer: Stage 2 (ages 6–8): Orientation to sex roles

    Gottfredson's Stage 2 (ages 6–8) is when children begin eliminating careers they perceive as appropriate for the opposite gender, establishing a 'tolerable-sex-type' boundary in their cognitive map.

  5. A school counselor in Texas wants to help students connect academic coursework to career pathways. Which framework organizes Texas programs of study into 16 broad categories?

    Answer: Career and Technical Education (CTE) Career Clusters

    The 16 national Career Clusters framework, adopted by Texas CTE, organizes programs of study into broad industry pathways that connect school coursework to specific occupations and post-secondary options.

  6. Which of the following best describes the role of a Texas school counselor in the career development domain according to the ASCA National Model?

    Answer: Delivering a comprehensive school counseling program that includes career exploration and planning

    The ASCA National Model, adopted by Texas school counselors, defines career development as one domain of a comprehensive program that includes classroom lessons, individual planning, and responsive services for all students.